Good day

I'm back! The flights were long, and I was mighty tired when I finally got to the hotel 30 hours after leaving my house Friday morning at 3:30 am. The hotel is nice! Here's a link for anyone who wants to see what it looks like!



http://www.hotelcambodiana.com.kh/

I explored the city today with Brittany and Sean. These are two of the volunteers that are with my small group of 6. We took a 'tuk tuk' around town; it's basically a moped with a carriage bolted to the back. Driving around was interesting to say the least as there aren't really any road rules that are informed. Generally vehicles drive on the right side of the street, but it is not always the case. We almost got in an accident because there were other mopeds and cars driving on the wrong side of the street. It seems funny, but people just do what they want and it's totally accepted. I was amazed to see minivans stuffed with 15 plus people, and the balancing feats I saw with my own eyes as moped riders drove with gigantic loads of goods on the back of them made me feel like I was watching the circus at times.

First we went to breakfast. The great part about Cambodia is that food is cheap. For those of you who know me, despite being pretty thin you know I like to eat! We went to an English pub and got things like pancakes and bacon. We will start really exploring the local cuisine tonight and throughout the week.

After breakfast, we went to the royal museum. It was fabulous! I have to apologize because my iPad does not have the required software to support jpegs or other photos that this blog uses, so I will not be able to post pictures until I return home.

The most somber part of the day is when we visited the killing fields. Here is a link to a Wikipedia if you're interested in reading up on it.

I have to return to the city now as our driver is waiting. I'll repost hopefully tonight with a more thorough synopsis of my time so far!